Issuing, Presenting and Challenging Mobile Device Identification Documents

1. A computer program product comprising: a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, where, if executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a challenge terminal to: obtain a decryption key originating from a certificate authority in order to process a display request for a visual verification, wherein the decryption key is in a form of a mobile application on a mobile device; receive a remotely encrypted identification document from the mobile device in accordance with a challenge request by a first individual associated with the challenge terminal, wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to include a read only document having at least a photograph of a second individual associated with the mobile device, and wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to be received by the challenge terminal when the mobile device is co-located with the challenge terminal or remote from the challenge terminal; apply, via a third party application, a copy of the decryption key to the remotely encrypted identification document to obtain a decryption result, wherein the third party application and the copy of the decryption key are received directly from the certificate authority in response to a key request; and output, via the third party application, the decryption result via a display of the challenge terminal, wherein the decryption result confirms whether a decrypted identification document displayed by the mobile device is trustworthy.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the decryption key is to be obtained via a publication source.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, causes the challenge terminal to: send a key request to a certificate authority server; and receive the decryption key from the certificate authority server.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to be received via one or more of a wireless interface of the challenged terminal and an Internet interface.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein a decryption result that is the same as or substantially similar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority is to represent a trustworthy decrypted identification document.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein a decryption result that is illegible or substantially dissimilar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority is to represent an untrustworthy decrypted identification document.

7. A method of operating a challenge terminal comprising: obtaining a decryption key originating from a certificate authority in order to process a display request for a visual verification, wherein the decryption key is in a form of a mobile application on a mobile device; receiving a remotely encrypted identification document from the mobile device in accordance with a challenge request by a first individual associated with the challenge terminal, wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to include a read only document having at least a photograph of a second individual associated with the mobile device, and wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to be received by the challenge terminal when the mobile device is co-located with the challenge terminal or remote from the challenge terminal; applying, via a third party application, a copy of the decryption key to the remotely encrypted identification document to obtain a decryption result, wherein the third party application and the copy of the decryption key are received directly from the certificate authority in response to a key request; and outputting, via the third party application, the decryption result via a display of the challenge terminal, wherein the decryption result confirms whether a decrypted identification document displayed by the mobile device is trustworthy.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the decryption key is to be obtained via a publication source.

9. The method of claim 7 , further including: sending a key request to a certificate authority server; and receiving the decryption key from the certificate authority server.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to be received via one or more of a wireless interface of the challenged terminal and an Internet interface.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein a decryption result that is the same as or substantially similar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority represents a trustworthy decrypted identification document.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein a decryption result that is illegible or substantially dissimilar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority represents an untrustworthy decrypted identification document.

13. A system comprising: a network interface; one or more processors; and computer usable code stored on a computer readable storage medium, where, if executed by the one or more processors, the computer usable code causes the system to: obtain a decryption key originating from a certificate authority in order to process a display request for a visual verification, wherein the decryption key is in a form of a mobile application on a mobile device; receive a remotely encrypted identification document from the mobile device in accordance with a challenge request by a first individual associated with the system, wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is to include a read only document having at least a photograph of a second individual associated with the mobile device, and wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is received by the system when the mobile device is co-located with the system or remote from the system; apply, via a third party application, a copy of the decryption key to the remotely encrypted identification document to obtain a decryption result, wherein the third party application and the copy of the decryption key are received directly from the certificate authority in response to a key request; and output, via the third party application, the decryption result via a display, wherein the decryption result confirms whether a decrypted identification document displayed by the mobile device is trustworthy.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the decryption key is obtained via a publication source.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, causes the system to: send a key request to a certificate authority server; and receive the decryption key from the certificate authority server.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the remotely encrypted identification document is received via the network interface.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the network interface is selected from a group consisting of a wireless interface and an Internet interface.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein a decryption result that is the same as or substantially similar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority is to represent a trustworthy decrypted identification document.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein a decryption result that is illegible or substantially dissimilar to an original identification document encrypted by the certificate authority is to represent an untrustworthy decrypted identification document.